dehiscent fruit

…Fruits can be classified based on the shape of the pericarp as follows. First, there are two main categories: dry fruits, which have a dry pericarp, and fleshy fruits, which have a juicy pericarp. Dry fruits are further divided into dehiscent fruits, in which the pericarp splits open to expose the seeds, and indehiscent fruits, in which the pericarp does not split open. Dehiscent fruits are usually found in fruits with many seeds, and in the case of isolated pistils, dehiscent fruit dehiscent occurs along the marginal attachment of the carpel (in peonies), along the dorsal side of the carpel (in magnolias), or along both the attachment and dorsal sides (in legumes) (Figure 4). …

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…果皮の形態に基づいて実を分類すると次のようになる。まず果皮が乾いている乾果dry fruitと多汁質の液果fleshy fruitに二大別され，乾果はさらに果皮が裂開して種子が外へ出る裂果dehiscent fruitと裂開しない閉果indehiscent fruitに分けられる。裂果はふつう多数の種子をもつ実にみられ，裂開は離生めしべでは，心皮の辺縁の合着部(シャクヤク)，心皮の背側(モクレン)，合着部と背側の両方(マメ類)にそって起こる(図4)。…

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